Airdrie, Alberta
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Aerial view of Airdrie
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 Airdrie
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| Coordinates: 51°17′30″N 114°00′52″W / 51.29167°N 114.01444°WCoordinates: 51°17′30″N 114°00′52″W / 51.29167°N 114.01444°W | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Alberta | ||
| Region | Calgary Region | ||
| Census division | 6 | ||
| Founded | 1899 | ||
| Incorporated | |||
| • Village | September 10, 1909 | ||
| • Town | May 1, 1974 | ||
| • City | January 1, 1985 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Peter Brown | ||
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Airdrie City Council
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| • Manager | Paul Schultz | ||
| • MP | Blake Richards (Wild Rose – Cons) | ||
| • MLA | Angela Pitt (Airdrie – (Wildrose Party) | ||
| Area (2011) | |||
| • City | 33.10 km2 (12.78 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,098 m (3,602 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • City | 42,564 | ||
| • Density | 1,286.0/km2 (3,331/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 42,564 | ||
| • Municipal census (2016) | 61,842 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Airdrite; Airdronian | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | ||
| Postal code span | T4A, T4B | ||
| Area code(s) | 403, 587 | ||
| Highways | Queen Elizabeth II Highway | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada within the Calgary Region. It is located north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and Highway 567.
The City of Airdrie is part of the Calgary census metropolitan area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). The city is surrounded by Rocky View County.
Airdrie was first established as a railway siding in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, named for Airdrie, Scotland. Only railway buildings existed until 1901 when the first farmhouse and barn was built, followed by a post office and store in that same year. Today, Airdrie is a bedroom community and industrial centre.
Recent annexation of land by Airdrie to the south, coupled with recent expansion of Calgary's city limits in July 2007, have placed the two cities' boundaries within only a few kilometres of each other.
Airdrie is divided into four civic addressing quadrants. As of the 2012 census, the City of Airdrie recognized the following neighbourhoods, not including rural and annexation land.
The population of the City of Airdrie according to its 2016 municipal census is 61,842, a 5.4% change from its 2015 municipal census population of 58,690.
In the 2011 Census, the City of Airdrie had a population of 42,564 living in 15,024 of its 15,638 total dwellings, a 47.1% change from its 2006 population of 28,927. With a land area of 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,285.9/km2 (3,330.5/sq mi) in 2011. The 2011 census also indicated that Airdrie was ranked as the municipality with the eighth-highest population growth between 2006 and 2011. Following its 2011 annexation, Statistics Canada adjusted Airdrie's 2011 population by an additional 707 people to 43,271.
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